According to the arrest report, when officers arrived they found the child crying at the top of the stairwell yelling for “momma.”

Police said Christina Owens left her child alone with access to a pair of scissors, bathroom chemicals and an open window without a screen.

Officers spoke to neighbors who said it was not the first time the child had been left alone.

Police said after the child was taken from the apartment and officers put him in one of their vehicles, Owens ran to the vehicle claiming that she had not left him alone and the neighbors were looking after him.